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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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